Forensic Accounting Services

We offer forensic accounting services in the following areas:

We provide forensic accounting services to many organisations (large and small), their counsel and their stakeholders. We conduct forensic analysis of books and records and computer forensics. When required we can also provide expert witness testimony.   

Our Forensic Services team offers specialist advice and services to address issues arising from the dispute/litigation process, helping you make informed decisions at critical times. Our team is experienced in assessing the cause and quantum of a loss in many forms of disputes, including tax, audit, valuation and accounting/business disputes. 

We will assemble a team to give you the optimum blend of accountancy expertise, sector understanding and personal attributes that will assist with your particular dispute. Members of the BDO Forensic Services team are often called upon to testify as Expert Witnesses in Court.

We have extensive experience in commercial litigation that has covered the following:

  • Insurance

    • Professional indemnity
    • Business interruption
    • Directors and Officers
    • Machinery breakdown
    • Warranty insurance for mergers and acquisitions
    • Fraud and Fidelity

  • Commercial litigation

    • Breach of contract
    • Accounting interpretation
    • Shareholder disputes
    • Valuation
    • Insolvency
    • Intellectual property

  • Relationship property

    • Valuations of relationship property

  • Professional body proceedings

Our team will work with you to assess the issues so that you can make informed decisions about how to proceed and what steps to take in conjunction with your counsel.

 

While New Zealand is relatively corruption free, fraud still occurs in many organisations both in the private and public sector.

The BDO Forensic Services team can provide help to investigate fraud and corruption, trace and recover assets, establish liability and mitigate the impact of financial and economic crime.

Whether investigating fraud, accounting black holes, regulatory breaches, employee misconduct or other financial crime, we build multi-disciplinary teams tailored to the requirements of the assignment.

Our Forensic Services team regularly conducts, complex financial investigations for insurers and law firms.  We have carried out fraud investigations which have been later prosecuted by the Police. 

International borders are no boundary for BDO. We regularly conduct computer forensics and data recovery through a network of trusted local associates and offshore through BDO member firms. Our investigation services can also use the services of ex-law enforcement personnel to assist with investigations and interviews if required. 

We can also assist to minimise the chances of recurrence. Our colleagues in Risk Advisory Services can develop and implement fraud prevention measures that protect businesses against the threat of economic crime. 

We can also use the BDO member firms worldwide to provide additional expertise across the globe.  

Our Forensic Investigation services provide you with an independent method for seeking the truth behind allegations of fraud, corruption and other misconduct. This is achieved by establishing the facts and presenting them in a written report that can be used for disciplinary procedures, litigation support, or reporting to regulators and authorities. 

We have conducted investigations to trace monies and assets misappropriated in receiverships, liquidations and theft by employees. Other investigations have involved reviews of construction tenders to review the robustness of the tender process.

We also have the ability to conduct computer forensics and data recovery through a network of trusted local associates and offshore through BDO member firms. Our investigation services can also utilise the services of ex law enforcement personnel to assist with investigations and interviews if required.  

Contact BDO to find the truth behind fraud, corruption and other misconduct.

Contact our National Leader

Get in touch with Andrew McKay to have a conversation about our forensic accounting services

Andrew McKay | BDO Auckland

Andrew McKay

Business Restructuring Partner, Forensics National Leader
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